Global Patent Index - EP 0714235 B1

EP 0714235 B1 20020109 - MULTI-CHANNEL ANIMAL CONTROL DEVICE WITH EXTERNAL DATA COMMUNICATION

Title (en)

MULTI-CHANNEL ANIMAL CONTROL DEVICE WITH EXTERNAL DATA COMMUNICATION

Title (de)

VIELKANAL-TIERKONTROLLVORRICHTUNG MIT EXTERNER DATENÜBERTRAGUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF MULTIVOIE DE CONTROLE DES DEPLACEMENTS D'UN ANIMAL AVEC TRANSMISSION DE DONNEES A L'EXTERIEUR

Publication

EP 0714235 B1 20020109 (EN)

Application

EP 94925969 A 19940818

Priority

  • US 9409424 W 19940818
  • US 10913293 A 19930819
  • US 18248994 A 19940114

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5435271A] A system for controlling an animal includes a radio signal receiver unit which is attached to the animal. The receiver includes an antenna assembly, a resonant filter, an amplifier, and a transducer for applying a motivational stimulus to the animal. A microcontroller selectively activates the components of the receiver according to a control sequence. The microcontroller performs a multi-stage authentication procedure in order to determine the presence of characteristic properties of the received signal prior to operating the transducer. The transducer includes a speaker circuit for applying audible stimulation, and a transformer circuit for applying electrical stimulation. The type of stimulation and the duration of stimulation may be selected according to control parameters used in conjunction with the control sequence. The control parameters can be initially selected and/or downloaded to the microcontroller from an external programming device. The microcontroller stores data pertaining to the operation of the receiver and can provide the stored data to an external device in response to an interrogation signal. The microcontroller selects the operating frequency of the receiver in order to avoid interference with similar nearby systems.

IPC 1-7

A01K 15/02

IPC 8 full level

A01K 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A01K 15/023 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 119/908 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9505071 A2 19950223; WO 9505071 A3 19950427; AT E211613 T1 20020115; AU 7600794 A 19950314; CA 2169353 A1 19950223; DE 69429624 D1 20020214; DE 69429624 T2 20020814; EP 0714235 A1 19960605; EP 0714235 A4 19960911; EP 0714235 B1 20020109; US 5435271 A 19950725

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9409424 W 19940818; AT 94925969 T 19940818; AU 7600794 A 19940818; CA 2169353 A 19940818; DE 69429624 T 19940818; EP 94925969 A 19940818; US 18248994 A 19940114